Would you consider not teaching your kid(s) about your culture/native language to be (part of) neglect?

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Both of my parents are Filipino, but I'm westernized as shit. I don't really mind, and neither does my family, but it does bring a few complications up since I can't speak Tagalog and only eat some Filipino foods. But it's not too bad.

Recently I've been thinking about the way my mom and dad treat me again, and I think it's honestly kinda nuts they never really tried to help me speak Tagalog when I was little and pretty much just gave up when I refused to eat Filipino food because I was a picky eater like literally every other little kid. Now I'm starting to wonder if cultural neglect and emotional neglect can go hand in hand.

Posted Dec 3, 2025, 2:00 AM UTC

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